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We will counsel you on your secret issues.
This is Hello, the National Competition on Issues.
Please welcome Kim Sung-kyung, who will give us direct insight.
(Kim Sung-kyung)
Please welcome these girls from TWICE, who have taken...
the music scene by storm just after a year since their debut. It's Na-yeon and Sana.
(Na-yeon and Sana from TWICE)
It's really TWICE.
Sana and Na-yeon,
you stole all men's hearts.
- They did. - Let's do it together. Go.
- I was with a friend, shy, shy, shy - Shy, shy, shy
- Show us the original version. - I apologize to our viewers.
Ready, set, go.
- I was with a friend, shy, shy, shy - Shy, shy, shy
That's so cute.
Why don't the three of you do it together?
- Chan-woo, you should have a go. - Leave me out of this.
- These three will do it. - Ready, set, go.
- I was with a friend, shy, shy, shy - Shy, shy, shy
(It's lovely.)
Could you sing your new song for us?
- Yes, please sing it for us. - Okay.
What's it called?
- It's called "TT." - "TT," I see.
- It's a sad-face emoticon. - I see, like tears.
We dance as if we're drawing a "T."
Also, we have a sulking dance, too.
- All right. - Okay. Start the music.
("TT" by TWICE)
(Did we keep you waiting for too long?)
- It's a great song. - I like it.
When are they releasing this?
(They are critically cute and refreshing.)
- When do you cry? - Now.
It's now!
(The chorus and choreography are catchy.)
(TWICE, your newest song...)
(captured our hearts.)
- It's going to be a hit. - It is.
I'm curious as to how you all relax at home.
At home, we have a small mirror ball...
- with speakers on it. - Mirror ball.
We play songs on that and sing and dance...
in the living room together.
- Do you get together in the living room and dance? - Yes.
- How fun for you. - That must be so fun.
"Is Life Supposed to be this Way?" won for the third time last week.
I hear their family has changed in many ways.
I'm glad that Su-bin has become more honest.
My husband is continuing to try hard...
and not giving up along the way.
- That's great news. - My family is very happy.
- That's why... - Yes?
I'd like to say...
that I'm more than happy with where we are.
We came here today...
to thank you once again for the final time.
Are you stepping down as winners?
- Yes. - That's never happened in the history of Hello.
Yes, but Su-bin...
and my husband have changed a lot.
- It's good that they've had changes. - That's great.
I sincerely hope that Su-bin's family...
- will be happier in the future. Thank you. - Thank you.
(We will be rooting for them.)
Today's first issue is called, "The Truth Behind My Younger Sister."
Our guest is here to reveal everything...
about her younger sister.
Hello, I am a woman in her 20s...
with a slim and pretty younger sister.
Whenever she watches Hello, she says,
"Oh, my goodness."
"That person is unbelievable. How could they be so shameless?"
"Mi-hyun, I'm such a great younger sister..."
"compared to those people, right?"
Gosh. I can confidently say...
that my younger sister is the weirdest of them all.
In my life,
I have never ever seen...
anyone dirtier than my younger sister.
(She is the dirtiest person I've seen.)
"What's that smell?"
"I feel sick. Hey, what's with this tracksuit?"
"It stinks!"
"What? I only wore that a week ago."
- "I can dry it and wear it again. It's fine." - What? Dry it?
"What?"
"What's this blueish stain?"
"Isn't this mold?"
You'd only see this on food that has gone bad...
but it has grown on my sister's tracksuit.
When I clean up her mess because I can't stand it,
she says, "Why did you tidy it up without telling me?"
"I told you not to touch my things."
"You're so annoying!"
She throws a fit.
It's driving me crazy.
Is there a way to change...
my sister's dirty ways?
(Please help me change my sister's dirty habits.)
The mold is understandable...
but I think the bug was an exaggeration.
- Can you understand having mold on your clothes? - Yes.
- How can you understand that? - How is that possible?
That could happen in our busy lives.
We might not have time to do the laundry.
It's an issue between sisters.
Did you have such issues with your sister?
We never argued over this...
but we did fight over clothes.
We argued over who got to wear something first.
We shared clothes since we were young.
When I buy new clothes,
my sister, Sung-ryoung, would tell me off the most about that.
"How could you pay money for such clothes?"
She'd give me an earful...
but the next day, she'd wear them.
What about TWICE? You have a lot of members.
Since you live together,
- are there any messy members? - Who's the messiest?
Just say it's someone who's not here.
You look like you have something to say.
Is it one of you two?
These two could be the messiest.
- Is it Na-yeon? - We have a very tidy member.
That person said we are the messiest.
- She said we are the messiest. - Really?
Is there mold on your shoes?
You're very busy after all.
This guest can't bear it...
because her sister is so dirty.
Let's bring out our guest.
(Who's had enough of her dirty sister?)
(Kim Mi-hyun)
(It looks like she's walking down.)
(Giggling)
- Thank you. - Okay.
You mentioned mold on clothes.
Is it even possible to get mold on clothes?
I also thought it wasn't possible...
but I found out that it was.
My sister works out every day.
- She works out a lot? - Yes, she does.
Her tracksuit stinks because it's soaked in sweat...
- Of course. - and it gives off an awful stench.
She puts that right back...
- into the wardrobe. - Why would she put it back there?
- That's strange. - Does she wash often?
Yes, she showers regularly...
but the clothes she put back into the wardrobe...
begin to smell like bad milk.
When I held it up,
I saw something dark on it.
I thought they were crumbs...
but that was mold.
I was so shocked and asked her,
"Why did you put this here?"
She replied, "I'm going to dry it up and wear it again."
Is she doing an experiment?
If she wants to dry it, she should dry it in sunlight.
- It won't dry in the wardrobe. Doesn't she know? - You're right.
I can't believe this.
That's why...
we requested some photos.
Let's take a look.
Goodness.
(Gosh)
The wardrobe is a complete mess.
It looks like someone went and burgled the place.
(Clothes are stuffed in and it's a complete mess.)
- Is there more? - This is our room.
- You weren't burgled, right? - What's the mess above the pillow?
- What is that by the towels? - That's...
- Whose clothes are they? - That's unfinished laundry.
At least the towels have been folded.
The towels are folded.
(That's so dirty.)
Don't your parents say anything about this situation?
They've given up.
I asked my mom, "Why is my sister so dirty?"
She told me she was born that way...
(So you should just give up.)
- "She was born that way." - They really gave up.
People around her don't know she's dirty, right?
Only your family knows the truth, right?
- Yes, no one else knows. - That's the case with most messy people.
How do people not know?
My sister is quite pretty.
She's 163cm tall and weighs 48kg.
- She takes like 50 selfies... - 50?
- and uploads them... - Does she take 50 selfies in the restroom?
on her SNS and gets a lot of likes for them.
When I see that, I'm frustrated...
because she could clean the wardrobe if she had the time for selfies.
Sometimes I want to upload a photo of her wardrobe on her SNS.
- Why didn't you? - You should have done that.
I felt a bit guilty about doing that...
- to my sister. - And you brought her to Hello?
I thought if she was on television, many people will find out the truth...
and hopefully, she may change.
- Basically, you wanted to shame her in public. - Yes.
I see. Let's meet the sister. Hello.
Hello.
- Your face doesn't match the mess we saw. - Right.
- You're right. - Could you stand up for us?
- You have such a pretty figure. Please say hello. - Hello.
(She's ladylike.)
- I can't believe it. - Why don't you tidy your room?
- I only eat one meal a day because of my diet. - Okay.
I'm really tired when I come back...
after working out...
so I tend to stuff everything in...
- when I get back. - But still,
you can just hang your tracksuit.
You could just leave it outside somewhere.
Why do you put in inside the wardrobe?
My mom...
complained about me giving her too much laundry to do...
because I work out so much.
So I thought I should just dry them and wear them again.
- How did she get that idea? - So it's because of your mom.
- We asked you to bring those clothes. - Which clothes?
- The moldy ones? - Yes.
I brought the clothes...
that my sister kept for three days after wearing them to work out.
- You brought clothes that haven't been washed for three days? - Yes.
Do we have to take a look?
(Let's see what she has to put up with.)
She even brought it in a plastic bag!
Seriously!
- Really? - Wow, look at this.
- Wait. - She even brought socks.
Don't open it.
Don't do it!
(Sniffing)
(Gagging)
(He automatically frowns.)
How bad is it?
- Be honest. - You know the smell of sweat that's been fermented?
- But... - That's how it smells.
- Here you go. - Na-yeon and Sana said they were messy, too.
Smell it.
(Sniffing)
(Goodness)
Why, Sana? Is it a smell you've never experienced before?
I can tell she worked out very hard.
- It smells like natto. - Even if you sweat buckets,
- sweat from exercise and heat smell different. - They do.
- Sweat from exercise... - Look.
(He feels dizzy.)
- smells bad. - There's a skull here to show the smell can kill.
(Beware. The stench will hit you hard.)
- Tae-joon, why are you sniffing a lady's clothes? - Look.
- Touch this. It's damp. - Why?
- Touch it. - Tae-joon.
- It's damp. - Does it smell like your older brother?
It smells very rural.
Hey, you...
(The stench makes him squeal.)
(It hits his nose hard.)
(Is my hand going to rot, too?)
- You're embarrassing her. - But this...
- It's bad, right? - I'm so curious!
- Touch it. - You really have to...
- smell this. - Smell it.
Touch it first and then smell it.
- I'm going to touch it. - Yes, touch it.
Why are you touching it like that?
I'm touching it.
Look at his hands.
(Gosh!)
I know what you mean.
I'm having trouble understanding this.
Why do you dry this off and wear it again?
- Is that right? - I want to know, that.
I do wash them.
However, my mom said you should wash them with the other dirty laundry.
I wait until I have a lot of dirty laundry.
Mi-hyun has been cleaning it up for you.
So, why did you get angry at her?
Mi-hyun had put away my contact lenses.
It took a long time to find them.
I was almost late for my first class.
- I don't want her to touch my belongings. - Even if they have mold on them?
I think that Mi-hyun worries about keeping everything clean.
She even cleans under the bed.
- She's very clean. - Mi-hyun and Mom are both the same.
They are always criticizing me.
I feel so embarrassed and I can't raise my head.
But in the past,
- we had a woman who had a dirty room as well. - Right.
Compared to that person's room, this isn't that dirty.
It seems like you are trying to be too clean.
That's true. It could be different for everyone.
No, I'm just an ordinary person.
Ji-hyun and I are the ones who have to do the house work.
When we clean the floor, she moves around while eating a bag of chips.
When I ask, "Can't you help me out?"
She told me that she will start cleaning after 4:00pm.
She doesn't help and instead runs away to workout.
I have to do the cleaning by myself.
My school gives out...
a lot of projects and I have to burn the midnight oil to finish them.
I want to rest in the weekend.
But Mi-hyun wakes up at 9 or 10:00am in the morning,
and nags me to help her clean. She nags me every five minutes.
I understand Ji-hyun's feelings as well.
I understand the older sister's feelings but...
it feels like everything is being done her way.
Even if you want to clean,
you don't want to, right?
I once visited her dormitory.
- Last year. - I'm really curious about this.
On her desk in the dormitory,
she had her makeup set, left over food,
along with the wrappings from the food.
It took about two hours to clean all of that up.
It took so much of my energy that I had to lie down.
Sung-kyung, how do you feel when you hear this?
- You felt Mi-hyun was forcing her will on Ji-hyun. - You should let her be her.
Mi-hyun, you're cleaning up for her,
that's why it's hard for you.
From Ji-hyun's perspective,
she may have been about to clean up when Mi-hyun swooped in and did it...
- and then scolds her for not cleaning. - She was going to clean at 3:00pm
- Let's meet the friends to hear their thoughts. - Good idea.
- Hello. - Hello.
I've been Ji-hyun's friend since high school.
How do you feel after listening to Mi-hyun's issue?
Do you empathize with Mi-hyun on this issue?
Before we arrived at the shoot, Ji-hyun asked us...
- to take her side. - She asked you to take her side?
She asked us that. But if I'm being honest,
I have to say that she is dirty.
What do you mean?
Once when we were in high school,
she hadn't washed her hair for about a month.
She was like the character from "The Slave Hunters."
- "The Slave Hunters." - Yes.
- Her hair was a mess. - Yes.
- I attended an all girls' high school. - Okay.
I had a classmate...
and she hadn't washed her hair for about a month.
- She... - There was someone worse.
likes to make excuses. That's her style.
- She's saying I'm not as bad as some people. - There was that...
and I was a high school student, right?
I didn't want to waste time in the shower.
- You must have been a good student. - You needed to study.
- Was she a good student? - Did she study a lot?
No, I wasn't a good student.
(She willingly admits the truth.)
- She wasn't a good student. - She didn't expect us to ask her sister.
- She thought that we'd just move along. - "No, I wasn't a good student."
What about the next friend?
I attend the same university as Ji-hyun.
- Do you live in the same dormitory? - Yes, I do.
- Are you her roommate? - Yes, I am.
- Her roommate is here. - I'm sharing a room with her.
If I give you an example, she buys a banana milk...
and takes a sip. Then, she leaves it on the table for about 3 to 4 days.
- Gosh. - Yes, Ji-hyun...
also used to live together with another friend.
After our three month vacation,
my friend called me and asked me to help clean the fridge.
I went to the house and saw that there was...
- a black liquid flowing out from the inside of the fridge. - What?
- Was it rust? - My friend and I...
- was really shocked by that. - What was it?
We opened the fridge.
- What was it? - What happened next?
There were maggots crawling out from inside the eggs.
- Maggots were crawling out from the eggs? - Yes, there were maggots crawling out.
There were flying bugs...
coming out from the side dishes like stir-fried anchovies.
Did someone leave the food in there for three months?
- Yes, they turned the power off. - They turned the power off?
- The food was just left in the fridge. - The fridge had been turned off.
- She turned it off. - You should've thrown the food out, why'd you leave like that?
My university gives me a lot of projects.
- How many projects does your university give you? - You're driving me crazy.
The only thought that I had was, "I want to go home."
"I want my vacation to start." That was the only thought I had.
I forgot about it and just turned the power off.
- Gosh. - You seem to forget often.
- Yes. - I really wanted to take your side,
- I know. - I really wanted to.
- That was really harsh. - You shouldn't have left the food in like that.
- There were maggots coming out from the eggs. - I don't even want to imagine it.
There were flies coming out from the dried side dishes.
- I wonder what the bugs were thinking. - Exactly.
"They say it was really cold in here in the past."
I'm sure the cleaning is also an issue,
but you must have come out here because there were other issues as well, right?
Other issues that irritated you.
She takes and uses my belongings without telling me.
- I bought these sandals that were very expensive. - Sandals.
The white flowers came back black after she wore them.
- I see. - She must have painted them.
- Why. - She did it as part of her project.
- How did it happen? - I don't know how it happened.
- She did it for her school project. - I mean,
(We know what she'll say.)
Once, she even wore a skirt that I had planned to wear.
But she returned it with a stain on it.
- Why do you keep staining her clothes? - She does that a lot.
As revenge, I grabbed one of her clothes and cut it up with a pair of scissors.
- You're just as bad. - Gosh!
When I did that,
Ji-hyun grabbed my bad and cut the strap with a pair of scissors.
- That's harsh. - It's an eye for an eye.
We were both in tears and making a scene.
She cut the strap of your bag?
Did your sister apologize to you?
No, I apologized first because...
I wanted to talk with my sister.
- I knew it. She's kind. - She is kind.
Ji-hyun never apologized to me.
"Mi-hyun, I'm sorry."
- "Hit me really hard." I was just about to say that. - "Hit me really hard."
- "Hit me really hard." - I was just about to say that.
But Mi-hyun came in swearing and yelling at me.
She also started to cut up my clothes and that's when I lost my cool.
(That's when I lost my cool.)
- Just say, you got angry. - You were angry. Let's continue.
I got angry.
So, I cut the strap of her bag out of anger.
Then,
why didn't you apologize after you calmed down as well?
Why didn't you apologize?
I was trying to apologize,
but Mi-hyun said let's just not talk about this again.
Let's just go back to the way we were.
- She is a really obedient sister. - You were about to apologize,
but Mi-hyun told you not to talk about it. So, you didn't apologize?
- Yes. - You two are really funny.
- That's funny. - I know.
Why do you take and use your sister's belongings?
- My sister... - They look better than your stuff, right?
- has so many pretty stuff. - I understand that.
- She has a lot of pretty stuff. - Really?
- She has a lot of pretty stuff. - As a younger sister,
I understand the feeling that everything my sister has looks pretty.
What was one belonging of Sung-ryoung's that you still think was pretty.
I still wear her stuff.
- I go to her house and take it. - Do you?
- Yes, I look at her stuff and take it. - What about this?
- What if your sister, - Yes?
took your belongings and brought them back dirty...
or returned them with molds on it. How would you feel?
I wouldn't mind.
- I really wouldn't mind. - Really?
- I'm sorry. - Why wouldn't you mind?
I would like Mi-hyun to actually go out wearing my clothes.
- Why? - If she does wear it,
- we can start sharing all our clothes. - That way you can wear her clothes.
- That way you can wear her clothes. - Right, she can wear them anytime.
- That way she can wear her clothes anytime. - It's a good system.
It seems like she has a temper.
Yes, she does have a hard time controlling her temper.
She loses her cool.
(I cleaned up because I didn't want to start a fight.)
My sister is always on a diet. Even though she is skinny right now.
When she is on a diet, she becomes sensitive...
even if she only has gained a 100 grams. She gets angry easily.
You seem to be in shape. Why are you so obsessed about dieting?
I had no friends in elementary school because I was fat.
After that experience, anytime I felt like...
I would be cursed at if I became fat.
I became obsessed about dieting because of that.
Also, when I lost weight,
people became nicer to me.
- Also... - You should think about your health.
Since you mentioned that, when you drink banana milk,
why do you take a sip and just leave it on your desk?
I lose my appetite.
I feel like if I drink banana milk, it'll just add to my weight.
- You get stressed because of your weight. - I see.
I know that people's attitude towards you changes when you're prettier and skinnier.
But I think people would like you more if you also cleaned up.
You'll be loved both by your family and friends.
(Isn't it time to work on your inner beauty as well?)
You speak so well and have a great personality.
I didn't know that you were this messy.
Having everyone find out about this...
could hurt your pride.
Even with that as the case you still came on with your sister.
- Could we take this as you wanting to change? - Yes, I want to change.
I would like it if she wouldn't wake me up in the morning...
and tell me to clean.
I would prefer if we could start cleaning in the afternoon.
It doesn't have to be 4:00pm. You could clean at 12:00pm, right?
Yes, that would be fine.
What about your smelly clothes?
From now on,
I won't leave them out like that.
She said that she is going to change.
Can you trust her?
Ji-hyun is really good at saying that she will change.
I thought that would be the case.
She is really good at saying it.
- However, she has never kept her word. - She doesn't do it.
Okay. Lastly,
is there anything you'd like to say?
As your sister, I couldn't be any more proud of you.
If you could become a little bit cleaner,
- No, I mean, if you could become a little cleaner. - Become a little cleaner.
You'd be a perfect woman.
I wanted to change that part of you,
and I think that's why I was scolding you constantly. From now and on,
let's keep the room clean together.
- Okay. - I see.
- Do you think it's an issue for them? - Is it an issue or not?
- You think it's an issue. - It's an issue.
I think they have to understand each other,
and they need more conversation between them. This is my idea.
If Ji-hyun eats snacks on her bed,
it'd be nice to have a trash can next to the bed.
- I think that'd help. - I've tried having snacks over the trash can,
it's not as delicious.
(It's not the same taste.)
- I think it's an issue, too. - You do.
I can see a solution for them.
If Ji-hyun's cleaning is up to your standards,
you still need to complement, Mi-hyun.
She'll be encouraged to do even better.
For you, Ji-hyun, if you want to apologize to your sister,
you need to do so regardless of how afraid you are of Mi-hyun's response.
That way, there won't be any misunderstandings.
If you think it's an issue for our guest, press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
- In 5, 4, - In 5, 4,
- and 3, 2, - and 3, 2,
- one. Stop - one. Stop.
Would you like to say something to Mi-hyun?
I cannot imagine my future without you honestly.
I believe that you understand me the best.
If you can accept my requests,
I'll do my best to become a better sister for you.
I love you, Mi-hyun.
That was good.
Something troubles me slightly, though,
when Ji-hyun said, "I love you, Mi-hyun.,"
she turned her face away right after that.
(Cold)
Exactly.
Let's see how many votes they've received.
Show us the result.
"The Truth Behind My Younger Sister"
- Out of 200 audience. - I'm so curious.
- Can we have more than 100 votes? - Right.
Eighty votes.
(They received 80 votes.)
I think I'd be frustrated if I were him.
It's called "I Want That Feeling Too."
Hi, I'm the 40-year-old household of two kids.
I'm very different from others for one aspect.
"Isn't this skate too fermented?"
"Is it? It's fine for me."
I can have fermented skate without any problems.
"That smell from the drain is disgusting. Don't you think?"
"Is it? I can't smell anything."
I cannot smell stenches...
because I cannot smell anything.
I cannot smell anything.
Since I was young,
my friend would ask, "Can you really not smell anything,"
"Try smelling my feet.,"
"Try smelling my feces sample, too."
- I was teased constantly. - Friends are like that.
"What is that smell? Something's rotten in your car."
"Clean out your car for once."
"What are you talking about? What is this?"
There was a rotten hamburger under the car seat.
- He didn't know. - One time, I gulped down water because I was thirsty,
and someone yelled, "Why are you drinking gasoline?"
- Oh, my goodness. - "What is wrong with you?"
I could've died that day.
I'm not an insensitive or messy person.
I just can't smell things. It's frustrating.
Can someone listen to my issue, please?
It must be very hard for him.
You know, if you can't smell anything,
- you also can't taste anything. - Right.
- You can't tell the taste. - That is true.
- Look how he drank petroleum. How scary is that? - Exactly.
It's been a while since I someone call gasoline petroleum.
- Petroleum. - It's familiar, though, isn't it?
- She called it petroleum. - What do you think, Sana,
- about the issue? - I'm very sensitive to smell.
If I couldn't smell like him, it'd be too hard for me.
- Are you sensitive to scent, Tae-joon? - I think it'd be very sad for me.
- There're many things you can enjoy with smell. - Right.
Girls, food...
- You smell your girlfriends? - I mean...
- You mean someone you love, right? - Yes.
I'm talking about the natural scent of someone I'd love.
- Right, the natural scent. - Such sent makes a person very attractive.
- Your ears got red. - They are so red.
What were you imagining?
Don't tell me your imagination got that far.
- They're so alike. - Do you like food?
As a food lover,
- the fact that you can't smell... - Right.
- is like losing one of the pleasures... - Yes.
- of your life. - Exactly.
- Think about passing by a food stand on a rainy day. - Oh, my goodness.
- We give up our diet because of that smell. - Right.
How about the smell of jajangmyeon?
You know that it smells better when you're passing by a restaurant.
That's why, when you smell something good on your way,
- you end up ordering the same food. - That is so true.
Anyways, this person cannot enjoy such pleasures.
Let's bring out our guest.
(Who's our guest who can't smell things?)
(Lee Gang-yul)
(Hello.)
He's sliding down.
(What's going on?)
- Where are you going? - Excuse me.
- He's the first to go in the direction. - Hello, there.
- Come this way. - Okay.
- I thought he wanted to leave. - You're the first to do that.
- He's the one who can't smell. - Right.
You can still see us, right?
- Yes, I can see you well. - Please come this way.
You're entering from the front.
That's definitely a first.
How serious is your issue?
- I cannot smell anything. - Completely?
I've never smelt anything in my life.
- Okay, so for example, we have jajangmyeon. - Right.
- You can't smell it. - No.
- Since when couldn't you smell? - When I was young,
- I used to have nosebleed so much that my pillow got soaked. - Right.
At the time, we weren't well off,
- so we couldn't go to the hospital, - You couldn't go.
and I was given a very strong medicine,
and my mother thinks that might have caused it.
When did you realize that you are different from other people?
I think it was in grade three or four. We do science experiments at school,
and the experiment room must have been full of strong chemicals.
- He's guessing about the smell. - He doesn't know for sure.
I couldn't smell anything, and my friends started asking me,
"Don't you smell anything here?,"
and I'd say, "No, I don’t." That's how it started.
Starting from that point,
- you know the feces sample we used to take? - Yes, the sample in a bag.
- They would put it under my nose to smell it. - They were so mean.
- Well, they were young. - So you wouldn't have any problem in public washrooms.
No, I don't have problems there. The problems of conventional washrooms, though,
are that things splash. Other than that...
- You're sensitive in other ways. - The sense of touch.
Other than that, it was fine for me.
What's the most uncomfortable thing about not being able to smell?
We get gifts for our birthdays, you know.
They'd give me perfumes.
- For me, perfumes are... - They are meaningless to you.
- small bottles with... - Water.
un-spilling water.
- Water with color. - You use them for others to smell, though, right?
I do sometimes, but there's a limit to that as well.
- You don't have any satisfaction from using the perfume. - No.
- Everyone drinks coffee these days. - Right.
- They have different scents for coffee, - Like hazelnut.
but, for me, coffee is simply sweet with sugar...
- Right. - and bitter without sugar.
- How do you taste sweetness and bitterness? - Can you taste them at all?
I can taste it slightly.
- You can. - Thank goodness.
Ji-hyun, from the previous issue,
you should marry someone like him.
You can skip washing your hair for a week...
or wear the same clothes for days.
- Am I not right? - Bring out her clothes, again.
(The clothes are back.)
They are actually really scary, you know.
(Would he be able to smell?)
(How is your nose?)
- You can't smell anything from it? - What is it?
You can even eat the clothes, I think.
- How was it? - Nothing.
- You couldn't smell anything? - No.
It smells sour.
- It's got sour smell. - You didn't smell that?
- Not even a bit? - No, nothing.
You said that you drank gasoline by accident. Is that true?
Wouldn't you smell it in the middle and spit it out?
I used to work as an electric engineer for a short time,
and you encounter gasoline...
and fuels like thinner...
- in plastic bottles like pops. - Right.
- We always need to have extra. - Right.
It was hot when I was working one day,
and I gulped down the bottle without thinking.
After a few sips, something started to hurt in my esophagus.
- It must be burning. - I drank so much water that day.
- You can die from drinking too much gasoline. - Of course.
- I guess it's poisonous. - Of course it is.
- That's what happened. - Do you have an embarrassing experience, as well?
I heard about the elevator story of yours.
- Elevators are confined space. - Yes.
Someone farted in the elevator.
It was like poisonous gas apparently.
- You had no idea, though. - I had no idea. I was just standing there.
- You usually stand still in the elevator. - Yes.
- I realized that no one was around me. - They thought it was him.
- They thought it was you. - They misunderstood.
They probably thought I farted in the elevator.
One of those people who stood around you....
was probably the one who farted, pretending otherwise.
- He could've thought, "Did he fart, too?" - After that experience,
- when something is fishy, I pretend to smell something. - You started acting.
Yes, I started acting.
You wouldn't know if your wife farted.
- Of course not. - As long as there's no smell, she can fart anytime.
- Good for her. - It must be so easy.
- Right? - She can fart anywhere, anytime.
Let's see where the wife is.
- Hello. Nice to meet you. - Hello.
It's weird to ask you this in the first place,
but do you fart anytime if it doesn't make any sound?
Yes, I do.
(Oh, my goodness.)
When did you know that he couldn't smell anything?
Before we got married, I didn't know about it.
When I get into his car, I just thought he was a smoker,
- and you know that smell that men have. - Yes.
- I didn't think much of it. But after we got married, - Okay.
you would make cheonggukjang and cook fish as well, right?
You ventilate the air, but the smells are strong.
So, when I try and open the window.
He wouldn't let me open the windows because it was winter.
So I asked him doesn't it smell? The smell is very strong.
He got angry and said, "I don't smell anything."
That's when I realized that he really couldn't smell anything.
That's when you started to fart.
Were there any uncomfortable situations that happened because of this?
Well, there wasn't really anything...
that I found uncomfortable because of this.
After I come back from exercise at night,
I sometimes don't wash and go to sleep because I'm tired.
- But he doesn't complain. - Right.
Or sometimes I would tell him that I'm going to have dinner with my friends.
He would tell me not to drink too much.
When you eat with your friends, you drink once and then that becomes...
- He can't smell the alcohol on your breath. - When I come in he does scold me.
He asks, "Were you drinking this whole time?"
I would deny it and tell him we just had dinner...
and gossiped over coffee.
At times like that it's nice. I don't know if I should tell you this,
but I feel really bad about this. My husband hasn't heard this before.
Did you have a secret?
Well, there was this one time when I woke up late...
- and there was no rice. - Okay.
But my husband has to eat rice in the morning.
So I opened up the fridge and there was a bowl of rice.
I heated up in the microwave and the rice smelled spoiled.
- The rice had a spoiled smell? - Yes, but I didn't want to give it to the kids.
So I gave the kids a cup of milk.
I was deliberating whether to give him the rice but in the end I gave it to him.
- It wasn't completely spoiled but it wasn't healthy. - Yes.
It was becoming spoiled.
He kept asking for rice.
He has a very good digestive system so he didn't have any problems.
He didn't know about this until now.
Didn't you know about this until now?
- I didn't know. - He was biting his lip.
I really didn't know about this.
My wife is a very good cook.
She's good and you can trust her cooking.
- You can trust her cooking. - You weren't suspicious.
The appearance of the food is important.
The taste and smell is also important.
If all three senses are being stimulated, it tastes better right?
So you only sense the spicy or salty taste...
- through the taste? - Yes, I can only sense it through the taste.
Even when I go to a famous restaurant,
I can only sense the flavors that go into my mouth.
Then, you wouldn't understand people who squeeze lemon on their food, right?
- You wouldn't understand that. - I really don't understand why people do it.
I just do it because everyone else is doing it.
- You do squeeze it on. - He does do it.
You learn from experience. "I see. You're meant to squeeze this on."
Let's test it out to see if he really can't smell anything.
- Please bring it out. - Please sit a little closer.
(Let's try a simple smelling test.)
It's coming. We have two boxes of chicken here.
- Tae-joon, please taste the food that he selects. - Me?
- Yes. - Okay.
It's like a lottery. If he picks the wrong one, you're the one who has to suffer.
Okay I got. Good luck!
(Sir, good luck!)
I'm going to open them up.
Let's open the second one.
We're opening the second box.
I've opened it.
(Chicken and pickled radish)
Please don't touch it. Here's the first test.
(He smells the first chicken.)
- Now, let's go with the second box. - Now.
(The radishes have a sour smell.)
- Please select the box with the chicken. - Is it box 1 or 2?
- Chicken? - Pick anyone.
- Go with your gut. - Go with your feeling.
You've eaten chicken before, just go with your gut.
I'll just pick box number one.
You are very lucky.
- Thank you. - You were lucky.
Take off your blindfold and take a look.
- It's chicken. - This box had pickled radishes in them.
He just picked one.
- Are you happy? - I am.
(Good luck with the next test!)
Give us the next test.
- Well, with these ones you can see everything. - Do I have to eat this, too?
Yes, you'll have to eat whatever he picks.
- I have to eat it? - What do you think this is?
Do I have to eat this, too?
- What do you think this is? - Tae-joon is being punished.
- Is it in front of me? - Yes, it's in front of you.
It's in front of you.
- What do you think it is? - What do you think it is?
- I really can't tell. - This is the second food.
Put it closer in front of him.
(This time it is a strong-smelling onion.)
You can't touch it.
- Don't you know? - Yes, I have no idea.
There is an apple and onion in front of you.
Could we get someone else to smell those for a second?
- Tae-gyun, could you... - The odor from the unwashed clothes is still lingering.
(The odor is more pungent than an onion's.)
Is it from Ji-hyun's unwashed clothes?
- Please pick the apple. - Which one is the apple?
- Do you want me to pick now? - Yes.
- This is number 1. - Yes, this is number 1. Smell it.
- Why are you leaning forward? - He's an enthusiastic person.
This is number two.
- I don't smell anything. - He's not an ordinary person.
(Can he pick the right one for Tae-joon's sake?)
I'll pick number one.
- He picked number 1. - He only picks number 1.
- You're so lucky. Tae-joon has good luck.
Please take your blind fold off.
This is an onion. How can you not smell it?
It's strong enough to make you tear up.
- Your eyes did tear up, right? - I had my eyes closed so I didn't know.
Please give us the last one.
- We need to make Tae-joon eat something bad. - Lets take it slow.
- Let's get an ordinary person to smell the food, first. - Okay.
What is that?
- It's an Americano. - Is that fish sauce?
- I can't tell the difference. - Is one of then a Coke and the other a coffee?
- We'll have to smell them. - One of them is coffee...
and the other is fish sauce.
- Do I have to drink this, too? - Yes, you do.
You have to drink it. I can't tell the difference between the two.
- Both of close your eyes. - You have to smell them.
You have a nose inflammation, right? She doesn't have a good sense of smell, either.
The smell is...
- Oh, my. - I don't think she can tell the difference.
- I could smell the one before. - She can smell it.
The one from before.
That one is coffee.
(That one was coffee.)
(I did smell something.)
Are you okay?
Your nose is fine, right?
(Sung-kyung gives it a go.)
(Gosh!)
(Was the first the fish sauce?)
- This is the fish sauce and the one before was the coffee. - That's right.
- However, - Why did you go like this?
- When the two smells come together... - I think it's the odor from before.
- It's the smell from the unwashed clothes. - It's from that smell.
That smell is from the clothes.
Right. We'll get you to smell it now.
- This is number 1. - This is number 1.
This is number two.
(What are in cups 1 and 2?)
- Which is which? - Which one is the coffee?
I pick number one.
- He thinks number one is the coffee. - Does he?
Please enjoy the coffee that Gang-yul picked for you.
Tae-joon doesn't know what it is. Please block your nose.
Please block your nose.
(Good luck, Tae-joon)
- Block your nose. - We don't even know what is in here.
- We don't know either. - We don't. Block your nose.
- We don't know what is in there. - Thank you for the drink.
(What is in the first cup?)
(Was it coffee or fish sauce?)
(The result)
(Spitting out)
He's really good at acting.
- It was fish sauce. - He drank fish sauce.
Could we get him to taste a little bit of this?
Take off your blindfold and taste it.
- He still has his sense of taste. - Yes, he does.
Taste a little with this teaspoon.
What is this?
Isn't this coffee?
- He thinks it's coffee. - He doesn't know which one is coffee.
- This is the fish sauce. It's salty. - He's right.
- This is the fish sauce. He can taste things. - Please have a glass of water.
It's not like he doesn't have a sense of taste.
Okay. Please take this away.
(Thank you for all your hard work.)
We heard that your children came here with you today.
- They look smart. - Hello.
She's cute. Your daughter is cute.
Your dad says he can't smell anything. How do you feel about this?
- There are some bad points but there are some good points, too. - Okay.
- What are some good points? - When I come out from the bathroom,
and he uses it after me, he can't smell any of the odors.
- You don't feel bad. - That's a good point.
Also when we're alone together,
I can fart as much as I want.
- It's all about farting. - Yes.
- What about for the daughter? - My dad smokes a lot,
but he can't smell it.
So I'm worried that he will smoke more because he can't smell anything.
That worries me. Also his car stinks of cigarettes.
- Okay. - When I ride in his car, I always feel sick.
When we have to ride in the car for 30 minutes,
I have to keep my windows open the whole time.
So it is uncomfortable, and when my dad comes back from work.
- He tries to give me a hug. - Gosh.
But the smell of cigarettes on his clothes is really strong.
I really don't want to hug him when I smell that.
She is so cute.
Do you avoid him?
I hug him for a second and go into my room.
- She's so cute. - I didn't think you would say much.
But you did have a lot to say.
- You're such a good talker. - Right.
You can't smell the cigarette smoke, right?
- I can't smell it. - Then, why do you smoke?
I think it's a habit.
That's why I have become even more addicted to it.
What are you most concerned about?
Last year, we were steaming some corn.
I had to go out for a second. So, I told my husband...
to turn the heat off 30 to 40 minutes later. It was a Sunday...
and he was watching TV, so I left after I told him that.
I came back in and I could smell something burning.
The house almost caught fire.
He didn't even notice that and just said, "Welcome back."
He was just lying down and watching TV.
- He had his back turned to the kitchen. - Right.
I realized that this was a big problem.
That would have been a big problem. How did you feel at that time?
The thought did occur what would happen when I do get older...
and a situation like that happens.
It could be very dangerous.
My kids are very young.
So I worry about something happening to my kids,
and I worry about not being able to tell because I couldn't smell anything.
If they are in danger,
- I'm worried whether I could protect them. - That's something to worry about.
- You understand what your dad is worried about. - Yes, I do.
When you smell something weird at home,
- can you help your dad? - You can help him like a good son, right?
You smell something burning at home.
Your dad is watching the television.
Wake up, Dad.
You should check it out yourself.
That was too calm.
- Boys are like that. - How about you, Han-bit?
You get home and smell something burning.
- Wake up, Dad! - Good job!
That was amazing. You did a good job.
That was so good.
Okay, back to the son. I'll give you another situation.
You are in the elevator with your dad,
and someone farted, like what happened to your dad before.
- People are looking at him. - What would you do?
It wasn't my dad.
- No, that's not good enough. - Han-bit!
- Someone farted. - It wasn't my dad!
It wasn't my dad!
(Amazing)
(She'll be great in Hollywood.)
(What a moving performance.)
(Thank you.)
There are many people like Gang-yul around us.
In emergent cases, we should help them as much as we can.
We went to the hospital with him...
- to do a checkup. - You did.
Let's see what the doctor said...
in the video, and we'll talk about it after.
Hope there's a solution for him.
(Nearby otolaryngology clinic)
- Hello. - Hello.
- Gang-yul gives off good impression, and he's got good build.
He has positive energy about him.
Does he have perfume on?
After you smell the sample, out of strawberry, toothpaste, melon,
put a check mark beside it, please.
Ammonia.
- That must be a strong smell. - I can only feel the wind coming out.
(Naphthalene)
(Shaking head)
- Can you smell it? - Yes.
(CT scan)
Let's try this.
(Endoscopy)
That's mucus, right?
- The odor particles cannot go through. - That's how they figure it out.
The nerves for your odor senses are degraded.
They are degraded.
That is why.
What's his condition like?
We've tested him with ten samples, but he couldn't tell at all.
It's pretty serious.
- He basically has no sense of smell. - That's right.
It must be very uncomfortable for him.
Okay.
You're tearing up after the video.
I'm sure you're upset, but your Gang-yul seems to be fine.
Do you get jealous of others at all?
- Since I'm getting older, - Right.
when people talk about what kind of scent they can smell,
- Right. - I sometimes do think...
I want to know what those scents are like. - You want to experience it.
- Like the scent of flower... - Yes.
- or scent of ocean. - Right.
- There many food shows these days. - Yes.
They describe food with scents like pine trees,
- pine mushrooms, or deodeok. They are all scents. - Right
Since I can't smell any of them,
- I'm starting to want to know what they are like. - Right.
When I watch dramas or meet friends,
- they sometimes talk about the baby scent, - That's true.
- The baby scent. - Yes, they have baby scent.
I have no experience of smelling such scents.
You don't have any memories that comes with scents.
I do want to feel them, as well.
We take it for granted,
but, when we can't enjoy things that others can,
it's very frustrating and unfortunate.
What do you want to smell the most?
I want to know and remember how my kids smelled.
Another thing is... it was our sixteenth anniversary last week.
I still don't know how my wife smells like.
- The way she smells. - That's important.
Did you know that Gang-yul was thinking about such things?
No, I had no idea.
I feel for him after...
hearing about it here.
How about you guys?
Did you have any idea?
I didn't realize how serious...
he was thinking about the issue,
and I feel bad for him, now.
You're still young so you might not know,
but babies and kids have their own scent,
and, as boys get older,
they have their own smell, too.
Hey, there.
Stop trying to smell yourself.
Do you sometimes feel bad for your dad?
Dad looked the saddest...
when Grandma passed away.
Kids know how their moms smell very well,
- but Dad doesn't know that. - That's what you feel bad about.
I felt bad for him.
He had to let go of his parents...
- without getting to know how they smell. - How thoughtful.
Do you know your mom's scent?
- Yes, I do. - How does she smell?
She smells like baby powder.
How do you smell?
I smell like fabric softener.
(I smell like fabric softener.)
- She smells like fabric softener. - How about your brother?
Tell us so that your dad can have an idea.
He smells the same since we use the same fabric softener.
(You win.)
Can you come to our show every week, please?
Your daughter...
- talked about how he felt bad... - Yes.
- that you couldn't remember her scent. - She's so thoughtful.
- She is. - How does that make you feel?
It's making you emotional.
- My mother's last moment was very painful for her, - Okay.
- and it makes me cry every time I talk about it, - I see.
and...
others can remember my mom's scent,
but I don't remember at all.
It's...
very sad,
and...
I can't even miss it...
since I've never smelled her scent.
I didn't expect my daughter to think about that.
- Are you proud of her? - Kids know.
My father passed away, too, and I'm sure many of you are in the same situation,
- but we are not missing just because of their scents. - That's right.
That's not it. It's about the memories that we shared...
and stories we shared,
but, since you can't smell,
I hope you don't obsess over it.
Not everyone is missing their loved ones because of their scents.
- You can miss them in other ways. - Right.
Why are you crying, Han-bit?
- Are you sad because your dad's sad? - Is that it?
(Shaking head)
Don't you lie to us.
- I think your family bond is very strong. - I agree.
Would you like to say something?
- At work... - Yes.
What are you doing, Han-bit?
Why are you tasting your own booger?
(Dirty)
Excuse me. What are you doing?
(She cries and laughs.)
- She's so cute. - Han-bit resembles Gang-yul a lot.
Hey!
I can't smell things,
but I'll try to smell less like cigarettes,
and I'll be more careful with my physiological smells, as well.
I'll do better for you guys.
I appreciate everything,
- and I love you all. - They seem so happy.
They are such a happy family.
Great.
If you do it like this,
it's more like a heart, but yours look a bit offensive.
- A bit. - It's like wings of a bird.
Do you think it's an issue, Sung-kyung?
Han-bit is worried about Gang-yul,
she told us about sneezes and other things,
- but the son is also very worried about him, as well. - Of course.
Gang-yul has a son, a daughter, and a wife who love him so much,
and I think he'll be fine.
For that, I think it's not an issue.
- How about you, Na-yeon? - I agree with her.
- You don't think it's an issue. - No.
- I agree with them. - Okay.
They are such a happy family,
and, even in an emergent situation,
I'm sure they'll come over any problem without any problems,
- so I think it's not an issue. - You miss your dad, too, right?
Send him hearts with your fingers to your dad.
(I miss you, Dad.)
If you think it's an issue for our guest, press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
- 5, 4, - 5, 4,
- and 3, 2, - and 3, 2,
- one. Stop - one. Stop
Would you like to say something to Gang-yul?
Gang-yul,
I didn't realize how hard it was for you.
I'm sorry for not realizing.
We've been fine so far,
and let's continue living happily together.
I love you.
- Han-bit? - Big gestures, again.
Do you want to say something?
Why don't you say something for your dad?
Dad, you want to smell delicious food, right?
Are you teasing him?
I'll smell them for you.
(She's too funny.)
You're the best.
Can I be your first fan, please?
- It sounds very meaningful, though. - Right.
You're born with the ability to smell, right?
You should smell things for your dad.
- Let him know how things smell. - Okay?
Let's see how many votes he's received. Please show us.
(The result)
(The last digit is one.)
- It's over 100 votes. - It's over 100.
A lot of people have sympathized with him.
- It's 131 votes. - That's a lot of votes.
(He is currently in first place with 131 votes.)
Thank you.
The next issue is called, "Please Mom, Stop."
I'm a woman in her 30s who has been married for 3 years.
I am filled with worry for my mother who lives alone.
I can't sleep because I am worried.
It's because of...
my mother's night life.
My mother leaves the home every night...
and comes back in the morning.
"Mom! Did you go out again last night?"
"Please stop going out!"
"Don't worry about it! I'm still very healthy."
Every night my mother goes to...
a buttons factory.
My mother who had to raise two children,
worked in restaurants, in the fields...
and also as a laborer. She is now working in a buttons factory.
She works more than 10 hours a day.
"Mom, would you like to go out with me?"
"No! That costs money!"
"I'm going to work."
(Ringing)
"Mom, do you want to go see a movie with me?"
"No! That costs money. I'm going to work."
My friend's mothers go to gatherings and trips...
and really enjoy their lives.
I just wonder why my mom never takes a day off to enjoy her life.
- She works all the time and only sleeps three hours a day.
(Coughing)
Oh, my.
"Mom, are you okay? Don't go to work today, okay?"
"No. I have to make money."
- That day, my mother had to go to the emergency room. - Gosh.
There are more places in her body that hurts.
Could you please convince her to stop working...
and relax and enjoy the remainder of her life?
(Mom, please stop working!)
Her children give her pocket money...
and ask her to go on trips with them but she refuses it all.
She's being a little too stubborn.
Let's invite the guest down.
Please come out.
(Who is the daughter that is worried about her mom?)
- Hello. - Hello.
Welcome!
(Son Min-kyung)
Oh, my.
(Welcome)
Does your mother really only sleep three hours and work that much?
- She starts work from Monday to Friday at 5:00pm... - Okay.
until 6:00am the next morning.
That is 11 hours.
- Is that 13 hours? - She works like that.
If she finishes late, she works until 9:00am.
Since I was a child,
she worked in restaurants or as a laborer.
She worked for other people a lot.
She works on average about 13 hours a day.
Even with that being the case,
she goes out to work again.
When does your mom actually take break?
She usually doesn't take a day off. She's always out.
On Fridays and Saturdays,
she comes to our house to babysit my child.
- Then... - She's always working.
I don't mind her coming over to look after the baby,
she picks up empty bottles and discarded paper as well.
When she has time, she picks up empty bottles and discarded paper.
She also does our house chores and babysitting as well.
I've never seen her rest so I feel bad about that.
Doesn't she meet her friends in the weekends?
I wish she would go out to gatherings.
But she never attends those.
She only goes out to buy side dishes at the market.
- But that's also doing a chore. - Work has become her friend.
- How old is your mother? - Work has become her friend.
She is 58 years old.
- She's young. - She's younger than I thought she would be.
- She is 58? - Yes. When I see the other people around her age,
they are still young and pretty.
But since my mom had gone through a lot from a young age,
- she looks older than she actually is. - She looks older.
You wrote that your mother had to go to the emergency room. What happened?
Since she never takes a break, even a cold...
can have a big impact on her.
- It's because she is tired. - Her immune system has gotten weaker.
She coughs a lot.
She was getting worse so I took her to the emergency room.
- It's because she wouldn't stop coughing? - Yes.
- She goes to the emergency room once a year. - Did you say once a year?
It's about once a year. She went this year and last year.
Let's say it was acceptable when you were younger,
but you've gotten married and your younger brother must have grown up now.
Is there a reason why she is working so much?
No, my brother and I both give her money to support herself.
So, you support her financially?
I also gave her a credit card to use in emergency situations.
- Do you and your brother both support her? - Yes.
- She doesn't need to work. - She's saving money.
I don't know what she spends the money on. She's always wears shorts and a t-shirt.
She also wears slippers.
She's always sews the sandals and wears them again.
- She doesn't spend anything. - She's not spending it. She's saving the money.
It's not like she is making a lot of money working there.
- I see. - How much does she make?
- Let's ask her that ourselves. - How much she gets paid at the button factory.
Hello, Ma'am.
Please talk into the microphone.
Hello.
Ma'am, your daughter called you here because she is really worried about you.
How do you feel being on the show?
I don't want to be here,
but I came because my daughter had sent in this issue.
- She must be really worried to have sent this in. - She wants you to rest.
You're being stubborn about not quitting.
Could you tell us what work you exactly do?
I put the buttons into the needle.
We sell the buttons.
How many buttons do you put in on a normal night?
On a long needle, we put on 12 buttons.
One bundle of buttons takes about an hour.
How much do you get paid an hour?
- How much for 1 button? - For 1 button...
I get...
about 13 to 19 cents.
How much do you make a month?
- Do you make 1,500 dollars? - I get paid...
about 250 dollars a month.
- Sorry? - I sometimes get paid that much.
But you're working over 10 hours a day.
When I get paid more, I can make 380 dollars.
So, you are working throughout the night...
and you only make 250 to 380 dollars a month?
Ma'am, that's really inefficient.
You only get paid 250 to 380 dollars for all those hours you work.
Have you considered doing other jobs?
- I think it would be better... - But, when I do other work,
like turning socks over or assembling ballpoint pens,
I only get paid one cent for each one.
- That's even cheaper. - So, for me those jobs...
aren't that satisfying for me.
- Ma'am, so you agree that the pay is low, right? - Yes.
- Compared to the hours that you work. - Although it is hard,
working in a restaurant pays better.
Do you avoid doing that because it's more physically taxing?
I can't work in restaurants anymore.
I injured my knee while working in a restaurant.
(She injured her knee while working.)
My knees would fill with fluids.
You need a job where you can sit down.
I have to sit down while I work.
You should take your mother on a trip somewhere.
I had planned out a trip to take her somewhere.
I asked her to go with me on a trip.
She'd ask, "How much is it?"
- Is that the first thing she asks? - That's the first thing she asks.
- So, I say... - You should have said it was free.
I told her it was free so that she would go.
I wanted to send her on a trip with my mother-in-law.
In the end she wouldn't go.
I begged her and managed to take her to Seonjaedo Island.
- We went there for a day. - Just a day?
Yes. She prepared food for us even on the island.
We took our dog with us. So she took care of our dog.
In the car, she asked us how much in total it cost.
Oh, my.
She said, "Next time go by yourselves. I don't need to go to places like this."
It's frustrating when she says things like that.
Ma'am, your daughter asked you to go somewhere with her mother-in-law.
She wanted to take you to Jeju Island. Why didn't you go?
- It was because of the money. - I knew it.
Places like Jeju Island...
- cost a lot of money, right? - Yes.
- You have to book a motel. - Yes.
When I calculated all the costs,
- Didn't you go because of the money? - But your children want to take you.
"Mom, do you want to go to Jeju Island with us? You have to pay, too."
- It wasn't like that, right? - No way.
How is her health? I would imagine that you would be really worried.
- Yes, she mentioned her knees. - She has worked a lot.
- Her wrists are in a bad shape. - She has bad wrists.
She has high blood pressure, high cholesterol,
diabetes...
as well as a hip disorder.
When you see her knees, you'll see there is a difference.
Also, when she is in pain and...
she gets caught trying to go to work instead of going to the hospital.
When I see her do that I say, "Mom, I'm not going to pay for you hospital bills!"
When I say that she replies, "Who asked you to pay that?"
Those words would hurt you.
She'd say, "Don't give me money, I'm fine on my own."
She talks like this.
If you keep trying to order your mother around,
- she won't do it. You have to do it together. - You have to take her.
Haven't you ever forcefully taken her to the hospital?
I have done that before.
She doesn't have any eardrums left.
- Gosh. - If they are gone, it would be hard for her to hear.
The doctor said they have almost disappeared. So we went to a General Hospital.
We tried to take her to a big hospital to get it checked.
She heard from somewhere that if you receive acupuncture,
it'll stop the fluids from coming out and you'll get better.
She canceled all the appointments that we made for her...
and received an acupuncture treatment.
The fluids have stopped coming out.
However she still coughs and gets a high fever.
When it gets cold and she has the symptoms for a cold.
Her ears have fluid coming out.
- Gosh. - She has fluid coming out from her ears.
- The symptoms are very severe. - Yes.
Ma'am, are your ears okay?
It's not like my ears hurt or I can't hear.
You have fluid occasionally coming out, though.
What we're saying is that it could get worse if you don't get it treated.
It's not like I am going to live a long time.
- You have a long life ahead of you. - You're not that old.
- You're not even 60. - Ma'am, you can still live until you are 100.
That is true.
You never know with people.
Did you hear from somewhere how much the surgery would cost?
- I heard that it would cost about 2,000 dollars. - Ma'am,
are you avoiding the surgery because of the cost?
Well, money is playing a part in the decision but...
I've never gone under the knife.
I'm worried surgery may worsen things.
- Everything? - Yes.
- You feel that way? - You're worried.
- I'm worried it may shorten my life. - Pardon?
- Suddenly... - Surgery can do that do you.
Surgery on the ears is not life-threatening so it's better to get it done.
- You could go deaf later on. - Yes.
It must be so uncomfortable for you.
- Hearing aids are very expensive, you know. - Right.
- You're right. - So you should get it treated now...
to enjoy life and be able to listen to things.
- There's a hospital I go to. - She's scared of surgery.
My right ear doesn't have an eardrum and I only have half left in my other ear.
I got acupuncture...
- and it's better now. - You only think so.
He's right. Your children give you pocket money...
and worry about you a lot.
- Yes. - Is there a reason you have to keep working?
It's not in my nature to sit at home and be idle.
Even at home, I'd be knitting while watching television...
- or arrange flowers. - She doesn't like to be idle.
Otherwise, all sorts of thoughts come into my head...
and I go silent.
- I keep... - What kind of thoughts come into your head?
My siblings and I had a very difficult life...
and lost our parents very early on...
- That's what you think about. - so if I'm idle,
- I feel like I have to go out. - You're anxious.
- Yes. - You get anxious when you're not working.
That's how I supported my siblings through school...
and that's how I've lived.
Even so, that wasn't enough...
- and we couldn't stay together. - You had your reasons.
- That's how we grew up. - Do you think meeting friends, traveling with family,
going out for nice food and going to the cinema are all too extravagant for you?
Yes.
(For me, it all feels too extravagant.)
Has she always been like this?
I don't have many memories...
of my childhood...
because we lived apart since I was young.
I had to earn a living to support my family, too.
She works really hard in restaurants...
so I've worked in poultry farms and so on.
- You worked, too? - Yes. We both worked...
and when I went to high school, I worked in factories.
We all had to live apart, including my younger siblings who worked as well.
- You lived a diligent life. - They all went to college like that.
- I see. - Are any other members of your family here with us?
- My husband is here. - There he is. Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
You've been listening to your wife's issue.
- Yes. - What do you think?
All I can do for Mother is to understand and trust her.
I am sad about it, though.
When you give your mom pocket money,
- do you discuss it first with your husband? - Yes.
He understands...
- and he even gave her his credit card. - He gave your mom his own credit card?
- He gave it for her to use. - His own credit card?
- He gave it to her to use? - Does she use it?
You're the best son-in-law.
- Thumbs up to you. - Ma'am, do you use it well?
- She doesn't use it. - I can't use it.
- Why don't you use it? - Why?
How could I use it when I know they work so hard to earn that money?
- Doing what I want to do... - You'd prefer cash, right?
Then...
Ma'am.
Have you never used the card your son-in-law gave you?
I used it a little for my dogs.
Did you buy dog food?
- Yes, treats and so on. - How much would you say you spent on that card?
I have two dogs so probably 100 dollars a month?
They gave you the card to spend on yourself, though.
I couldn't...
I couldn't bring myself to use it.
Would you prefer cash instead, as Dong-yeob said?
If they give me cash,
I'll keep it hidden somewhere and just spend a tiny bit.
- "Keep it hidden somewhere?" - Only experienced people use that word.
You must have money hidden somewhere.
Are you just saving up your money or are you doing something...
on the side which your children don't know about?
- We don't know where the money is going. - My children don't know.
It's need-to-know.
- I see. - Is that it?
I don't know how to gamble.
- Are you into pyramid sales? - Are you sure you don't know Go-Stop?
- She might sell water beds. - What frustrates you the most about your mom?
I know she can't stop working...
but I'd like her to take it easy and go to the hospital when she's sick.
On her rest days, she goes to our uncle who lives far away...
- to make him kimchi and so on. - She visits her siblings?
Yes. She even helped them move in the scorching heat this summer.
She hardly has time for herself.
You could say that your mother lived her whole life for others.
- You haven't lived for yourself, have you? - No, I haven't.
You're right but I keep thinking...
I need to be there for them.
- Ma'am, let me ask you this. - Okay.
You work every single day...
- and lead a busy life. - Yes.
Are you happy?
(Are you happy?)
- No. - Right?
- You're right. - Then why won't you change your ways?
You want your children to be happy.
- Right? - Yes. That's the most important thing.
Happiness can be achieved through receiving things...
- but it can also be achieved through giving. - Of course.
However, in a way,
- you are not giving them that chance. - She's right.
(She should give her children a chance to be happy.)
I heard that you can go to the community service center...
- to meet people and learn things... - That's right.
like ballroom dancing and so on...
and when I tell her to go to such things in her free time,
she refuses because it costs money.
- She thinks it's a waste. - She thinks it's all a waste of money...
and says that's all for people with time and money on their hands.
I'd like her to meet people...
and socialize but she can't seem to do that.
There are free lessons you could go to. Did you try any?
They teach ballroom dancing and so on.
I didn't have the time to waste on such things.
Why do you think that's wasting time?
You should think of it as something you enjoy.
- I know. - How do you relieve your stress?
- Karaoke. - Pardon?
- I go to the karaoke. - Alone?
- That's good to hear. - You don't go...
- alone, right? - I'm happy for her.
I go alone.
- Alone? - Do you go to the karaoke alone?
I take a bottle of soju with me.
What do you sing after drinking soju?
I sing "Too Much"
- "Brown Memories" and so on. - "Brown Memories?"
- I sing this and that. - Could you sing for us?
We will play "Brown Memories" for you.
I tend to get into the rhythm when I sing.
- She's showing off. - You should dance beside her, Sir.
Play the music.
(She gets into the music.)
(Go, Mom!)
("Brown Memories" by Han Hye-jin)
(Under the dim brown light)
(The cup of coffee goes cold)
(She lived her whole life...)
(working incredibly hard.)
(She sang this song during hard times.)
(We hope her stress melts away with this.)
(We applaud you and your life.)
- Well done, Ma'am. - Thank you.
If her song touched your hearts,
please press the button.
They are really pressing the buttons.
Ma'am you received 200 votes!
- What score would you give her out of 100? - 102, of course.
Do you have any intention of cutting back on work for the sake of your health?
I'll slowly cut down from now on.
- Are you sure? - Not right now, though.
Why? Do you have plans?
I don't think I can change my ways overnight.
Still, you can try to change gradually.
- You have to change for your daughter to be happy. - Okay.
- You understand, right? - Have you talked to your mom...
about things like this before?
When I get back from work...
and tell my mom I'm tired,
she doesn't comfort me.
She's quite harsh.
- "You chose that path." - Right.
She says, "Why go down that road when you can't handle it?"
However, it always ends with her saying, "I'm sorry..."
"I put you through all this."
I tell her that she did more than enough for us...
and we end up apologizing to each other.
- We end up in tears. - You both cry.
- But... - Your mom blames herself for everything.
- She thinks she didn't do anything for you. - My heart aches.
- I want her to live a happy life. - Your daughter?
Yes, but she's burdened with life and hasn't been able to blossom.
- I know this is just the beginning but still... - I see.
Your mom keeps saying she didn't do anything for you...
so tell her what she did for you.
As a woman...
in the countryside, she raised her children...
and fed us.
She educated us for a better life, too.
- Of course. - Of course.
I don't think she didn't do much for us. She more than enough.
A parent's presence alone...
- is enough for us children. - Yes.
If you refuse your children's help and continue to overwork,
it could burden them and build up pain in your children's hearts.
My mother passed away two years ago...
and even though I thought I did my best to be a good son,
I still have endless regrets and it constantly pulls at my heartstrings.
It would be so much worse for your daughter.
You need to give her a chance. Help her.
- What do you think? - I should open up more from now on.
- Who should? - I should.
How?
- I'll go along with what my children want. - Great.
Let's start from today.
What did you want to do for your mom?
She says she'll go along with it so tell her everything.
When we ask you to go somewhere with us,
come with us on holidays...
and as we don't have many family portraits,
let's take one from time to time.
- Family portraits are important. - You can frame and display them.
- Ma'am, you should take one soon... - Okay.
because I told my father we should take one for over 10 years...
but he told me to just give him the money for that.
I don't have a family portrait with my father.
I only have a picture of us from afar.
When he passed away, we didn't have a photo for his funeral.
It was really sad. Ma'am, you need to take a family portrait.
Today, don't apologize for not doing much for your daughter.
Tell us what your daughter means to you.
I think you want me...
to comfort you as a mother...
but I avoided that on purpose.
That's because I thought it could make you weaker.
In my heart,
I always said, "How was work? It must have been tough."
I was saying this to you all the time in my heart.
Don't worry too much about me...
and I'll try to change my ways from now on.
- We have to carry on. - Tell her you love her, Ma'am.
Honey.
I love you dearly.
You are so beautiful.
All right. Sung-kyung will vote first.
Your mother has said...
that she will change from now on.
I think you need to give her some time.
Give her time to change.
If you are patient with her,
I think only happy days are left for your family...
- so I don't think it's an issue. - You don't think it's an issue.
I think things will improve from now on...
so I don't think it's an issue. - Okay.
I don't think it's an issue.
If you think it's an issue for our guest,
press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
- In 5, 4, - In 5, 4,
- 3, 2, - 3, 2,
- one. - Time is over.
Why don't you say something to your mother-in-law?
As we said at our wedding,
for the rest of our lives,
we have to give back to you what we received...
so if you have anything you want,
please tell us freely.
Please be healthy.
- Okay. - Give her a hug.
- Give her a hug. - Hug each other.
Tell her you love her.
- Gosh. - I love my son-in-law, too.
- Give him a kiss on the cheek. - You went too far.
- It's okay. It's not a bad thing. - He's right.
I kiss my mother-in-law on the cheek all the time.
(Mother, we love you.)
(She's happy.)
Ma'am!
You've been giving all your life so try to get used to receiving, too.
- Okay. - Good.
Let's see how many votes this issue got.
Show us the result.
"I Want That Feeling Too" is currently first place...
with 131 votes.
Is it 137?
- Is it 147? - 147?
(This issue received 127 votes.)
Please be happy from now on.
"I Want That Feeling Too" wins today.
We will give the winner a prize to root for their issues to be solved.
Until the day we are all issue-free,
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